CIT Group Inc (CIT): Today's Featured Financial Services Winner

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CIT Group ( CIT) pushed the Financial Services industry higher today making it today's featured financial services winner. The industry as a whole was unchanged today. By the end of trading, CIT Group rose 46 cents (1.1%) to $40.46 on light volume. Throughout the day, 834,231 shares of CIT Group exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.4 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $39.65-$40.55 after having opened the day at $39.70 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $40. Other companies within the Financial Services industry that increased today were: Dominion Resources Black Warrior ( DOM), up 10%, China Ceramics ( CCCL), up 7.8%, Security National Financial Corporation ( SNFCA), up 6.7%, and Knight Capital Group ( KCG), up 3.1%.

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CIT Group Inc. operates as the holding company for CIT bank that provides commercial financing, leasing products, and other services to small and middle market businesses. CIT Group has a market cap of $8.01 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 3.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are seven analysts that rate CIT Group a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and five rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates CIT Group as a sell. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its feeble growth in its earnings per share, deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and weak operating cash flow.